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Jun 04, 2024
In World Outside The Window
Well, Wats Your Top 10?
...Cum on, lets see em!
In no particular order:
• Slade - Slade Alive!
• Be Bop Deluxe - Live! In The Air Age
• Thin Lizzy- Live & Dangerous
• Deep Purple - Made In Japan
• Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive
• Wishbone Ash - Live Dates (first original one)
• Wings - Wings Over America
• UFO - Strangers In The Night
• The Who - Live At Leeds
• AC/DC - If You Want Blood
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May 16, 2024
In World Outside The Window
The bulk of this post is simply going to be copy and paste = I'm pretty busy on a project, but thought the photography fans here would appreciate this new book, so here's a few background details about this fabulous photographer, now sadly passed, this specific and really quite fascinating project and a couple of example shots to whet your appetite.
"Chris Killip is one of Britain's most renowned documentary photographers, and his most recent book showcases previously unseen work alongside some of his most famous
One of the greatest photographers to have picked up a camera. His ability to embed himself and capture various communities from within, with a sense of grace and dignity, inspired generations of photographers, myself included. His new book highlights this even further.
Skinningrove is a body of work created in the Eighties featuring some of Killip's most intimate and adored images, alongside previously unseen work. Before passing in 2020, he worked with prominent publisher Stanley/Barker to consolidate it into this exceptional new book.
Killip is one of Britain's most recognized documentary photographers. Starting as a commercial shooter he turned to creating important personal projects in the Sixties, photographing his home in the Isle of Man and the working class in the North East of England, producing the books Inflagrante and Isle of Man, which are considered landmark works of documentary photography.
It is in the North East of England that Skinningrove was created, named after a village hidden in a steep valley neighbouring the North Sea between Middlesborough and Whitby.
The images that Killip made there could be considered among his most intimate and touching. His skill of immersing himself within a community gained him access to photograph the people as if he were one of their own – and in a way, he was. When documenting a location and its people, Killip would live among his subjects, getting to know them and their way of life, enabling him to capture them as an invisible observer.
The work featured in Skinningrove was taken between 1982 and 1984, many images having previously featured in Inflagrante Two and Sea Coal, and are considered among Killips' best-known photographs. They are evidence of his mastery of composition and ability to capture an intimate scene in the unlikeliest places.
Throughout his career, Killip has always provided great insight into his experiences with creating the work, and Skinningrove was no different.
"Like a lot of tight-knit fishing communities, it could be hostile to strangers, especially one with a camera," he said of his experience.
"'Now then' is the standard greeting in Skinningrove; a challenging substitute for the more usual, 'Hello.' The place had a definite edge, and it took time for this stranger to be tolerated. My greatest ally in gaining acceptance was Leso (Leslie Holliday), the most outgoing of the younger fishermen. Leso and I never talked about what I was doing there, but when someone questioned my presence, he would intercede and vouch for me with, 'He's okay.' This simple endorsement was enough.
"I last photographed in Skinningrove in 1984, and didn’t return for 30 years. When I did I was shocked by how it had changed, as only one boat was still fishing. For me, Skinningrove’s sense of purpose was bound up in its collective obsession with the sea. Skinningrove fishermen believed that the sea in front of them was their private territory, theirs alone. Without the competitive energy that came from fishing, the place seemed like a pale reflection of its former self."
Published by Stanley/Barker and available now for $60 / £50...
It's actually available from Waterstones and WHS, for £45...Should be an absolute cracker.
Here are a few sample images from the book:
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Feb 04, 2024
In William's World
Johnnie Walker's Sounds of the 70s is always a good listen on a Sunday afternoon and today, towards the end of the show, he gave Be Bop's Maid In Heaven single a spin...For a few mins, I was 15 again!...Still sounds great!!😎
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Dec 29, 2023
In World Outside The Window
Been on a bit of an Ian Dury binge of late, wonderful stuff.
I was getting a little 'stale' musically, if that's the right word, and a re-run through their back catalogue has really freshened things up on the listening front for me. A truly original band and front man, excellent musicians, wonderful writing and arrangements, a pure joy to listen to. I always loved Ian's voice and lyrics and let's not forget the very talented, and much underrated, Chaz Jankel, bit of a genius, really.
So, if you're feeling a little wilted on the music front, why not try some Ian Dury & the Blockheads?, to put some lead back in your music pencil...works for me.
Do It Yourself, a great place to start...highly recommended.😎
IAN DURY & the BLOCKHEADS ~ Inbetweenies
Just to be clear, they're great to listen to at any time. The clever writing and arrangements and great musicianship, have ensured their songs have stood the test of time and don't sound dated...Any other fans here?
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Jul 24, 2023
In World Outside The Window
Trevor became England's first £1 million player when he signed for Nottingham Forest in 1979 (transfer from Birmingham City)...Notts Forest glory years!
Francis, will forever be in the Forest history books after scoring their winning goal in the 1979 European Cup final. It was the first of two European Cups that Forest won back-to-back under Brian Clough.
...Magic
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Jul 24, 2023
In World Outside The Window
Mick would have been 65 years old today. His bass playing was sublime and he had such a unique and instantly recognizable sound, which really was the 'magic-ingredient' in Japan's own unique formula. He remains a favourite musician of mine and it's hard to believe 12 years has gone since his passing.
Japan - Quiet Life
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Jun 13, 2023
In World Outside The Window
Ok, I would normally put this song/promo video in the Fav Promo Music Vids thread, in fact I like it so much I think I will post it there aswell......There are a couple of reasons I gave this it's own thread. The main one being, it's great to see young adults like this making such good music, it's a fab song, aswell as being inventive and not being affraid to bring a lovely warm humour into play. I think they got the balance just right...and how the lead guitar player looks at 1:32 into the video = epic!😂
It gives my heart a little hope for the future, including musically, when I see young kids doing so great, and playing such really good, original and inventive, 'proper' music...love it!...😎
Slug Bug ~ Old
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Apr 02, 2023
In World Outside The Window
Posters, Music Mag Advertisements, Banners, Record Shop Promos, Artists Promoting Stuff, etc. Whatever......... Super rare original 1979 UK 24.5" x 18" poster issued in very small quantities to promote their debut album.
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Jan 01, 2023
In William's World
Ok, I'm not posting anything new here and I would imagine almost every forum member has probably seen this interview. However, for anyone that hasn't and any people new to Bill's overall work, past and present, then this interview with Bill Nelson and Mark Powell of Esoteric Recordings/Cherry Red, is a cracker! It's a brilliant interview all round, great structure and good questions and an absolute pleasure to see Bill reminisce those events/times, and colour in the picture. There's no 'awkwardness', due mainly to Mark Powell knowing his stuff, and Bill ofc, which obviously puts Bill at ease from the off, resulting in a wonderfully relaxed and insightful interview = great stuff!😎 It's Bill Nelson weekend again at our house, on the music front and were playing a mixed bag, old and new. I picked out Futurama, as one of the 'oldies', as it was the first Be-Bop album I bought back in 1975, as a 15 year old, which blew my socks off at the time and made me an instant, and indeed lifelong, fan and really opened my eyes to music. I continue to this very day, with a similar excitement and enthusiasm I had back then, buying and listening to new Bill Nelson recordings, as I would imagine most of us do here, and long may it continue. Anyway, I watched this YT video again, a little after midnight and thoroughly enjoyed it. I could listen to Bill reminisce like this, all night long...magic!
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Oct 15, 2022
In World Outside The Window
Restored and colorized film footage, with a specially created sound-design added, of Trafalger Square, Picadilly Circus and wonderful footage from the train station...It's quite extraordinary and absolutely fascinating to watch, just as if you actually have stepped back in time. To see how smart and elegant everyone looks is a joy, even people who had very little money, made an effort to look their best when out in public. The majority of people back then had pride in how they looked and conducted themselves...Although this is footage of the more affluent West End, people of all classes made much more effort in that era on the sartorial front, which actually continued through the 1950s, 60s and indeed the 70's...I have some wonderful photographs of my Mum and Dad from the 1950s and they both look knockout, just like film stars really...I love 1950s fashion, so stylish and elegant. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this short film restoration of 1930s London, as much as I did.
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Aug 31, 2022
In World Outside The Window
There's a lot of 'information' out there, regarding the current state and position of Artificial Intelligence, and it's relationship and balance with human beings...It's continued exponential growth and development, and the many possible future scenarios, both good and frighteningly bad, is a subject that warrants very careful thought, consideration and respect...I think it's hard to say at the minute exactly what will happen, pure speculation, but AI's rather mind-blowing achievements and progression so far, can't be denied..the AI generated art of Midjourney and others, a good example. Are you excited, concerned, fearful?.....For me, I think it's a mix of all these feelings, but I do believe this will most certainly come with a dark-side....only time will tell...possibly sooner than later..😐 I thought this video was rather interesting:
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Jun 17, 2022
In The World And His Wife
I've actually thought about this one or two times before and my question follows a similar train of thought, raised by drastic mark, a few posts back. Firstly, this is just a suggestion and I'm not trying to tell you what to do, but, why on earth don't you post all your new music posts into one dedicated thread?...You could for example, call it 'Vlad's Music Vault' and every new piece of music you post would go into that dedicated thread...Rather similar to wadcorps 'Potential Bill Nelson album covers' thread, that I regularly post in. This is just one thread, with over 1200 posts in it!, or Head Gardener's thread, just one thread, with 189 posts in it...Doing it this way keeps everything neat and tidy and concise and doesn't spam the whole forum, as your posts are doing. Basically, the first four pages of The World And His Wife are mostly all your posts/threads, and every time you make a new thread, it does push everything down one place and eventually pushes threads that don't get used too much right back to pages 4, 5, 6, whatever, where they have little chance of being viewed again, let alone having people interact with them. So as well as it keeping things orderly, it also show a respect, courtesy and consideration to other forum members who post here, or on any forum, just a common decency and doesn't dominate the board with one persons threads....Can you imagine if all the 'Potential Bill Nelson album covers' had all been separate threads, it would be ridiculous..In fact it would cover over 40 full pages on this forum...but as it is, it just takes up one nice, compact and concise thread, and as a result is so much easier and nicer to view...and of course your new total music thread and The Bill Nelson Album covers thread and Head Gardeners thread and other popular threads would all stay on the first page! Anyway, that's just a suggestion from me, it is purely just that, meant with no malice or anger, but just seems to make so much sense, so, all the best.
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Jun 15, 2022
In World Outside The Window
50 Today! Here's my little tribute, in honour of Ziggy Stardust, born 50 years ago today. I thought it warranted it's own thread. 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars', was first released on 16th June 1972 and Bowie's iconic alter-ego was born (the Starman lead single preceding this in April of '72). So I created this little artwork, a bit of a mish-mash really (and I know the Bowie image is off the Aladdin Sane cover, but I love his hair on this)..I just wanted to get the message out there and say, come on people, get this intergalactic masterpiece out today, give it a few spins, as a salute to Bowie's huge influence and effect on creativity, music and experimentation, which simply can't be overstated.
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May 19, 2022
In World Outside The Window
Yet another great guitarist leaves planet earth. I only just found out...he died on 13th May. Probably most famous for playing with David Bowie and Iggy Pop. He played guitar on Bowie's Low album, alongside Carlos Alomar (and Bowie, ofc) and Pop's Lust For Life, both in 1977. He suffered a long illness with Parkinson's disease.
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May 17, 2022
In William's World
The Listeners By Walter de la Mare ‘Is there anybody there?’ said the Traveller,
Knocking on the moonlit door;
And his horse in the silence champed the grasses
Of the forest’s ferny floor:
And a bird flew up out of the turret,
Above the Traveller’s head:
And he smote upon the door again a second time;
‘Is there anybody there?’ he said.
But no one descended to the Traveller;
No head from the leaf-fringed sill
Leaned over and looked into his grey eyes,
Where he stood perplexed and still.
But only a host of phantom listeners
That dwelt in the lone house then
Stood listening in the quiet of the moonlight
To that voice from the world of men:
Stood thronging the faint moonbeams on the dark stair,
That goes down to the empty hall,
Hearkening in an air stirred and shaken
By the lonely Traveller’s call.
And he felt in his heart their strangeness,
Their stillness answering his cry,
While his horse moved, cropping the dark turf,
’Neath the starred and leafy sky;
For he suddenly smote on the door, even
Louder, and lifted his head:—
‘Tell them I came, and no one answered,
That I kept my word,’ he said.
Never the least stir made the listeners,
Though every word he spake
Fell echoing through the shadowiness of the still house
From the one man left awake:
Ay, they heard his foot upon the stirrup,
And the sound of iron on stone,
And how the silence surged softly backward,
When the plunging hoofs were gone.
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May 10, 2022
In World Outside The Window
Astrophobia (J)...I miss you mate! This place has never been the same since you left. If by some chance you happen to read this, I hope you are well and doing good, and keeping floating above all the world negativity and seeming freefall downwards. Your pal, Nick.
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Apr 12, 2022
In World Outside The Window
Only just found out. He died on Saturday, aged 65. '(I'm) Stranded' released in 1976, was a great single, which I bought at the time and it really had an impact back then, helping get me into the whole punk 'thing'.
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